ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Dezincification

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Dezincification is a noun meaning The act or process of freeing from zinc.

Meaning

The act or process of freeing from zinc.

More Meanings

  1. (metallurgy) The undesirable removal of zinc from zinc-containing alloys by a chemical reaction, as when red rot occurs in brass due to presence of acids.

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Related dictionary entries include zincification, deacidification, dephosphorization, desulphuration, disinfestation, desilverization.

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